Table 1 Frequency and characteristics of patients who engaged with SURC.
Site A Adult | Site B Adult | Site C Adult | Site D Pediatric | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Total Encounters | 975 (31%) | 754 (24%) | 518 (17%) | 851 (27%) | 3095 |
Individual Patients | 363 (34%) | 259 (24%) | 229 (21%) | 222 (21%) | 1073 |
SURC encounter by gender | |||||
Female | 501 (51%) | 435 (58%) | 275 (53%) | 364 (43%) | 1574 (51%) |
Male | 474 (49%) | 318 (42%) | 243 (47%) | 487 (57%) | 1521 (49%) |
SURC encounter by treatment intent | |||||
Curative | 277 (29%) | 313 (42%) | 54 (11%) | 822 (97%) | 1466 (47%) |
Palliative | 630 (65%) | 423 (56%) | 58 (11%) | 29 (3%) | 1140 (37%) |
Not stated/Unknown | 68 (6%) | 17 (2%) | 404 (78%) | 0 | 489 (16%) |
SURC encounter by type | |||||
Phone triage-Incoming calls | 393 (40%) | 275 (37%) | 279 (54%) | 542 (64%) | 1489 (48%) |
Phone triage – Outgoing calls | 170 (17%) | 370 (49%) | 65 (13%) | 108 (12%) | 713 (23%) |
Pt Education | 176 (18%) | ≤ 5% | ≤ 5% | ≤ 5% | 208 (7%) |
SURC attendance | 236 (24%) | 77 (10%) | 171 (33%) | 201 (24%) | 685 (22%) |
SURC encounter by tumor streams | |||||
Breast | 226 (23%) | 102 (14%) | 66 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 394 (13%) |
Colorectal | 165 (17%) | 282 (37%) | 59 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 506 (16%) |
Hematology | 16 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 196 (38%) | 412 (49%) | 624 (20%) |
Lung | 191 (20%) | 139 (19%) | 73 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 403 (13%) |
Pediatric Solid tumor | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 297 (35%) | 297 (10%) |
Other | 377 (38%) | 230 (31%) | 123 (24%) | 142 (16%) | 871 (28%) |
Physical SURC attendance (n = 685) | |||||
Medical Review Required | 133 (56%) | 18 (23%) | 159 (93%) | 130 (65%) | 440 (64%) |
Patients requiring Admission | 26 (11%) | ≤ 5% | 61 (36%) | 46 (23%) | 136 (20%) |